Unit 6: Philosophy of the Mind KMF 1014 Introduction to Cognitive Science The Philosophical Approach The oldest of all disciplines in CS Formulating & answering questions about the universe Address the issues such as: the nature of knowing (epistemology) the mind-body distinction the mind-brain distinction The Philosophical Approach: Reasoning Deductive – application of rules of logic to statements about the world UNIMAS students
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Selective perception - it is a distance given to drive by car. Every person‚ who would do that‚ would notice different buildings‚ signs‚ posters and etc. We cannot notice everything‚ because our brain cannot receive that much information. So we concentrate on safe driving‚ and notice only those things‚ that we like: the dreamer will be looking at clouds perhaps‚ the advertising manager will be analysing new posters that competitors made‚ the old man will be looking at every road sign in order to
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readers that there is more than one way of looking at something. He starts off by directing the reader’s attention to the beautiful Mississippi River and gives the readers a vibrant outlook on it. Twain uses compare and contrast to describe the same thing in two completely different ways. First‚ he uses many detailed examples to paint a perfect picture in the reader’s head of the beautiful river. For example‚ the “opal tinted‚ tumbling rings.. sparkling upon the water” (Twain. 494)and the densely wooded
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Does beautiful people have better lives? Are they more privileged‚ and does this make them happier? Happiness depends on a few elements: close friendships‚ love‚ satisfaction with work.. But there are theories that claims there are also some elements people don’t want to admit because they are considered as superficial. Is the feeling of being attractive one of them? There are studies that shows being blessed with good look opens the door to a better life. We see the benefits already in the childhood:
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Columbia is a very very beautiful country. It has lots of cities and has very beautiful landscapes. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Three mighty north-south Andean cordilleras separate the western coastal lowlands from the almost empty eastern jungles‚ with 54 percent of Colombia’s land but only 3 percent of the people. Most Colombians are of mixed ethnicity about 20 percent European. Native Indians‚ one percent of the population
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reading we have learned much about philosophical theories and the many contradicting views people have against them. The mind and body problem has been in existence for centuries. Philosophers from all times have contemplated this problem; two of which are Rene Descartes and John Searle. The problem is how the body and mind interact with each other if they are separate. The mind and body are said to be two different entities that have different characteristics. At present we don’t normally take this
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of people in the world. Most of them are open mind and some of them are closed mind. I totally disagree that there is nothing more dangerous than a closed mind. Why I disagree in this statement? I think that there is something more dangerous than closed mind such as open mind. Open mind means that people may receive any new or different ideas and the opinions of others. Why I think the open mind is more dangerous? It is because people who are open mind might be receiving any wrong ideas and opinions
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Mind Mapping Writing Centre Learning Guide Mind mapping is an effective means to take notes and brainstorm essay topics. A mind map involves writing down a central theme and thinking of new and related ideas which radiate out from the centre. By focusing on key ideas written down in your own words and looking for connections between them‚ you can map knowledge in a way that will help you to better understand and retain information. What is mind mapping? Mind mapping was developed as an effective
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Absorbent Mind Introduction ‘….the child goes through a transformation. Impressions do not merely enter his mind; they form it. They incarnate themselves in him. The child creates his own ‘mental muscles’‚ using for this what he finds in the world about him. We have named this type of mentality‚ The Absorbent Mind’. (Montessori‚ Absorbent mind pg.24) According to Montessori’s research‚ birth to 6 years is the most important stage of a human being. She calls this period of life ‘The absorbent mind’. At
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Mind mapping is a learning technique that uses several intelligences—visual/spatial‚ verbal/linguistic‚ logical/mathematical—to access the potential of the neo cortex and uses both hemispheres of the brain. Originated in the 1960’s by Tony Buzan‚ mind mapping helps learners see an overview of a topic and the details at the same time. It requires the learner to think about key concepts and their interconnectedness. Mind maps help organize information in a form that the brain can easily assimilate
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